Ended up booking 9 Nights in Cala D'Or at a place called Club Martha's self catering which looks nice enough. Seems like Cala D'or and Cala Egos aren't the liveliest places in the world but hopefully will be ok for a quiet break.

Ive booked my flights for Las Vegas for end of september but I have yet to decide on a hotel. Due to budget and me wanting to be on the strip, the hotels in my range are Circus Circus, Excalibur, Riviera and the Luxor. The stratosphere is also in my budget but its location seems to not be ideal. Would the Luxor be the best out of this bunch?

Cheers

Hi, im thinking of booking Sorrento for a hoiday this July for two weeks i know theres lots to do during the day with places to go, but what is the nightlife like ? I have done Madrid and Lisbon in the last couple of years and liked there bar culture. has Sorrento got something similar or is it mainly restaurants. Thanks for any help on this.

Avoid Circus Circus kids and clowns everywhere!

They did a nice hot beef sandwich in there in 1974, first time I'd been served a sandwich with gravy.

Anyone been to the west coast of Canada, Vancouver or Vancouver Island?? Looking at staying in a log cabin on the island if possible, for a week and do a load of outdoor sports stuff and whale watching if possible.

Yep, been on the Island and around the rain forest, Kelowna, Whistler, other places.

Great place if you're into outdoors stuff as it's very much the way of life over there.

In fact, if you get the ferry over to Nanaimo from Vancouver, as you enter Departure Bay, look up to the left and there's a big ranch type house on the top of the mountain, that's one of my best friends house.

Not the Canadian West Coast but have spent a lot of time in Oregon & Washington states. The Pacific North West has some of the most amazing coastline you'll ever see. Go inland and you've got the Coast and Cascade mountain ranges before hitting desert country.

Go, you won't be disappointed

Vancouver Island is great.


Try and seek out the "cable cook house", (if it's still open!).

Beware of the Bears when out in the sticks, especially in the spring when they're coming out of hibernation, and hungry.



Victoria is the main town, and is thriving with both ancient and modern architecture. Also there are plently of bars there serving British style Real Ales (often brewed on the premises), which is a welcome change to the generic swill found in the surrounding areas.

Prices, however are very misleading, as what is displayed is the 'basis' price. On top of that you need to add VAT then local Tax, and finally a tip of around 15% is expected

My money is on the chef having been an expat Lancastrian.
Gravy-mad they are.

I went to Vietnam and Cambodia last month

An amazing experiance. Landed in Ho Chi Minh City at 8pm and the following morning started a 14 hour coach journey to Siem Reap in the North West of Cambodia to go see the temples around there. Spent 4 days there before going to the capital, Phnom Penh for 2 nights. Then ventured back to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City for a few days. HCM is one of the most bonkers places I have ever visited with its mental road system but a fantastic place to visit

I would visit these two countrys soon as I think they will have change a great deal in the next few years

Someone that I work with has a Thai wife and he tells me that when the wealthy Thai's go on holiday they go to Vietnam and/or Cambodia to remind themselves of what their country used to be like before tourism.

I can see that


HCMC is a massive growing City that in 5/10 years time could well be a financial/industrial powerhouse

As for Cambodia yeah, the bigger towns and citys are growing but villages etc are nearly 3rd World

Wasn't greatly impressed with HCMC, loved Cambodia though.

Quote ="Saint77777"Ive booked my flights for Las Vegas for end of september but I have yet to decide on a hotel. Due to budget and me wanting to be on the strip, the hotels in my range are Circus Circus, Excalibur, Riviera and the Luxor. The stratosphere is also in my budget but its location seems to not be ideal. Would the Luxor be the best out of this bunch? Cheers'" Have you booked yet? All poor hotels in poor locations. Luxor would be the best if you are determined to stay in one of those, but have a look at this website... www.smartervegas.com/deals.aspx ...and see if you can stretch your budget to the Flamingo. Great hotel, reasonable prices and brilliant location.

Quote ="Saint77777"Ive booked my flights for Las Vegas for end of september but I have yet to decide on a hotel. Due to budget and me wanting to be on the strip, the hotels in my range are Circus Circus, Excalibur, Riviera and the Luxor. The stratosphere is also in my budget but its location seems to not be ideal. Would the Luxor be the best out of this bunch? Cheers'" Have you booked yet? All poor hotels in poor locations. Luxor would be the best if you are determined to stay in one of those, but have a look at this website... www.smartervegas.com/deals.aspx ...and see if you can stretch your budget to the Flamingo. Great hotel, reasonable prices and brilliant location.

Ive lived here for 5 years and work all around the island and Cala D'Or is great. Make sure you go to the Tex Mex all you can eat ribs on the main road in Cala D'Or you cant really miss it. Cala Egos is really quiet one main road with about 6 bars and restaurants. Hiring a car for a couple of days would be a good shout to drive up the east coast.

I've just spent a few days in Ireland. Went to see the Titanic thing in Belfast, but also the Giants Causway, the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede great views across to Scotland. We also went to Downies which is at the top of Donegal. Fantastic views of the Atlantic in brilliant weather. A bit expensive for eating and drinking though, but we enjoyed it. Wanted to see the Bushmills distillery but it was closed because of the 12th July stuff - saw quite a few Orangemen but no trouble. I'd go again.

I found Cambodia very unexpected and also the people are so nice!

I'm going to be spending two and a half days in London at the end of this month. My girlfriend is American, and wants to see Buckingham palace, the changing of the guard and Westminster Abbey. I haven't spent much time in London myself, I will visit a museum or two and most likely the Tate Modern. Other than that I don't really know too much more about the city. I was hoping to walk to most places, as I think I will find a lot of nice spots in the areas between the 'bigger' attractions. Obviously I'll use the tube for the bigger distances. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good places/things to do that are a little less well known. Is there anything that you would say is an absolute must see? Thanks in advance.

Quote ="davet"I'm going to be spending two and a half days in London at the end of this month. My girlfriend is American, and wants to see Buckingham palace, the changing of the guard and Westminster Abbey. I haven't spent much time in London myself, I will visit a museum or two and most likely the Tate Modern. Other than that I don't really know too much more about the city. I was hoping to walk to most places, as I think I will find a lot of nice spots in the areas between the 'bigger' attractions. Obviously I'll use the tube for the bigger distances. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good places/things to do that are a little less well known. Is there anything that you would say is an absolute must see? Thanks in advance.'" Some ideas here: www.visitlondon.com/attractions/ ... ttractions

Quote ="davet"I'm going to be spending two and a half days in London at the end of this month. My girlfriend is American, and wants to see Buckingham palace, the changing of the guard and Westminster Abbey. I haven't spent much time in London myself, I will visit a museum or two and most likely the Tate Modern. Other than that I don't really know too much more about the city. I was hoping to walk to most places, as I think I will find a lot of nice spots in the areas between the 'bigger' attractions. Obviously I'll use the tube for the bigger distances. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good places/things to do that are a little less well known. Is there anything that you would say is an absolute must see? Thanks in advance.'" Some ideas here: www.visitlondon.com/attractions/ ... ttractions

I’m going to Berlin for three nights with the wife, like a lively and varied nightlife any tips would be appreciated. I have ideas for the days but again any tips I will take with me, cheers.

It's a great city but be prepared to do a lot of walking.

The Brandenburg Gate is a must see as is the Reichstag (get to that early to avoid huge queues). Not sure if the cupola (glass dome) on the roof has reopened but that offers excellent views of the city. Potsdamer Platz is very good for restaurants, cafes and shops.

Berlin Zoo is very good and be sure to visit the East Side Gallery which is a portion of the Berlin Wall around 1km long which has been covered in paintings by artists. There are plenty of excellent museums if you fancy a bit of culture including the very sombre but fascinating Jewish Museum.

Also visit Checkpoint Charlie with its famous signs indicating the former US and USSR sectors. Be prepared for large crowds there though.

In general I found the nightlife to be quiet, although I was there midweek.

Head up to St Pancras Station. Really beautiful building both on the inside and out and a tremendous feat of Victorian Engineering. The British Library is also next door. Neither cost anything to look around.

The zoo is great, isn't it?

If you're there for some time and fancy a trip outside town, there's Potsdam, with the royal palaces, including Frederick the Great's 'private' palaceette, Sanssoucci.

It is worth checking that places are open when you go, though: we've made the mistake more than once of just assuming everything is open all the time.

There's also Brecht's house in the old East (Chausseestrasse 125), and the cemetary next door (Dorotheenstädtisch) is full of interesting graves, and a few from WWII, of victims of the Nazis.

I'd swerve Covent Garden, except for the Transport Museum which is fun and not as geeky as you might imagine.
Avoid Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, both are crowded with people who are there just because they know its name.

The National Gallery is e-bleedin-normous, so decide what you want to see before you go, otherwise you'll just get art fatigue.
Actually, just around the corner is the National Portrait gallery, which is much more fun for a short visit. You'll know half the portraits. Come to think of it, the BP Portrait Awards will still be showing when you are there - that's unmissable and not so big that you get bored. Afterwards, there's a Sam Smiths pub (The Chandos) opposite, sells beer at Northern prices.

Similarly, whilst the British Musuem or the Victoria and Albert (The Morris cafe is amazing - for decor) are fantastic ... again decide what to see in there, otherwise you'll just wander and wander until you're sick of it.

If you fancy Greenwich and/or the Observatory, a river boat trip there will take the weight off your feet for a while ... or take the DLR to Island Gardens and then walk the foot tunnel under the Thames to Greenwich for Cutty Sark, Gypsy Moth IV, Observatory (and Greenwich Meridian, stand with one foot in today and one in tomorrow) Queens House, etc etc.

If you are going to do the London Eye, book in advance.

As you think you'll go to Tate Modern, I'd visit St Pauls Cathedral first, walk down to the river and cross the wobbly bridge to the Tate Modern.
But there's also Tate Britain in Pimlico.

In the evenings, I'd take in a bit of theatre off-West-end at the Barbican / National Theatre / The Young Vic / The Old Vic ... or maybe see what's on at one of the smaller (and cheaper) venues like The Tricycle or The Gate (just get a copy of Time Out for all the Theatre listings).

If you don't mind walking, there are loads of guided tours by London Walks, I have done a few of those and enjoyed all of them.